Hellllllo Nurse

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  1. Flushing Ports

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. I was taught to flush lines with NS only. Between uses, lines are packed with 5000u/ml heparin, but not flushed with any heparin- this would cause the pt to be systemically heparinized. The...

  2. Flushing Ports

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to nightingale's topic in General Nursing

    Agree. I was taught to flush lines with NS only. Between uses, lines are packed with 5000u/ml heparin, but not flushed with any heparin- this would cause the pt to be systemically heparinized. The...

  3. Californians: Impeach Arnold

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in California Nursing

    Anyone who thinks the mandated ratios will make the "shortage" worse has not done their homework. The evidence shows that the mandated ratios are bringing more and more nurses to Calif. As the...

  4. Californians: Impeach Arnold

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Town & Country's topic in California Nursing

    Anyone who thinks the mandated ratios will make the "shortage" worse has not done their homework. The evidence shows that the mandated ratios are bringing more and more nurses to Calif. As the...

  5. Anyone from Rio Grande Hospital, McAllen, TX?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kaye1027's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked at Rio Grande Regional in McAllen. It was the MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF MY

  6. Anyone from Rio Grande Hospital, McAllen, TX?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kaye1027's topic in Texas Nursing

    I worked at Rio Grande Regional in McAllen. It was the MOST HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE OF MY

  7. Hints before traveling?

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in Travel

    I am checking into travel nursing, which I've never done before. If I get an assignment where I want, I will be staying w/ relatives, and will have my own car. The two agencies I'm working with have...

  8. Hints before traveling?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Travel

    My agency told me one year of recent experience in your speciality. You can travel anytime. Most assignments are 13 weeks. There are some longer and shorter

  9. Question about the use of restraints

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to LauraLou's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes, you have to choose the lesser of two evils. If the pt had been allowed to just walk out, and then was injured or died, there would then surely be a big lawsuit. The plaintif's lawyer would...

  10. Hints before traveling?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Travel

    I talked to my recruiter, and I am getting a washer and dryer in the apt. Yay! I have already packed my scrubs. I am so

  11. Help with "Bait & Switch" tactics at new job

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to TennNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, this stuff is pretty typical in nursing. I'm sure all of us seasoned nurses have been where you are now, and more than once. Here is an old nursing joke which is along the lines of what you are...

  12. I just signed a contract!

    Hellllllo Nurse posted a topic in Travel

    I signed a contract today for a 13 week travel nursing assignment. I will be working in my home state. The job starts Jan 3, but hubby and I will be going up a week early to have Christmas with our...

  13. I don't think I was being unreasonable.

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    Oramar, You were right in what you did. I congratulate you for saying

  14. Employer Appreciation

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I got all the holidays off this year- by

  15. Employer Appreciation

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses week was not mentioned at all by my last employer. Social workers got flowers and a cake on their day. Secretaries did,

  16. Changing jobs before 1 year's stay:Anyone else done it?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to JacelRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think almost every nurse I've ever met quit her first job before one year, myself included. Although my first job was rehab, not med-surg. I didn't work med surg until I'd been a nurse for 8 years-...

  17. SIL vomiting Feces

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Please keep in mind that every person is different- When I was a hospice nurse, I had two pts (one with colon ca, the other with ovarian) who both developed fecal emesis. We were able to control this...

  18. The patients you will never forget

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to alisunshine9's topic in General Nursing

    Wonderful thread. About 7 years ago, I was working inpt hospice. Our census was pretty low for a while, so I got to know one pt very well. He was an elderly man, dying of cancer. He had no friends or...

  19. Mommies of pre-schoolers, need your advice

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Snuggy, your avatar is so cute! I don't have kids, but did work 3/4 time while going to school full time, and putting dh through school. He went to school full time in another city and did not work at...

  20. Nurses who let NAs Boss them around

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to PhePhe's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This has been the case at most facilities where I've worked, be they LTC, hospital, hospice units, or

  21. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. I have lived in border states most of my life. I have lived and worked as a nurse, 6 miles from The U.S./Mexico border. The free rides and abuses of the system by illegals are mind boggling....

  22. Poor America doles our substandard social policy

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Larry's topic in General Nursing

    If we indeed do have a democracy, then yes. Survey after survey shows that the majority of Americans want abortion to remain

  23. I found a lump

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Nursemelo's topic in Oncology

    So glad you are

  24. Hints before traveling?

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in Travel

    I spoke to my recruiter today, and will be getting an apt, instead of a hotel. I am nervous, but excited about traveling. I had been thinking about it for

  25. What does R.N. J.D. mean??

    Hellllllo Nurse replied to youknowho's topic in General Nursing

    If she is a caring person who loves to teach, you'll have a wonderful opportunity to learn from her! Good luck to